Darktrace Launches Adaptive Human Defense to Combat Evolving Phishing Threats

• •Darktrace launched Adaptive Human Defense to enhance real-time security training.
• •Only 32% of employees can accurately identify phishing emails despite high confidence levels.
• •The platform uses behavioral AI to provide personalized coaching and improve user security.

Darktrace has introduced Darktrace / Adaptive Human Defense, a new security training platform that personalizes coaching and protection for users in real-time. This initiative comes in response to findings that traditional security awareness training is failing to adequately prepare employees for modern phishing attacks, with only 32% of surveyed workers able to identify phishing emails correctly. In 2025, Darktrace detected 32 million phishing emails, with 38% employing advanced social engineering techniques. The platform uses behavioral AI to provide micro-coaching during the workday, adapting to individual user behavior and enhancing security measures around their inboxes. The launch highlights a significant gap between employee confidence in spotting phishing attempts and actual readiness, indicating a need for more effective training methods. Darktrace aims to close this gap by integrating training with real-time threat detection across communication platforms like email, Slack, Teams, and Zoom.